James Doyle

2/17/17

OpenSignal was JUST the report I had heard about but promptly forgot the name. Thanks!

2/17/17

Is there a third-party site that ranks coverage by region? Because that’s really the big question - does Service X work in my area?

2/14/17

Thanks for this - I just took my two cats to the vet a few weeks ago, and I asked for tips to keep them from waking us up for a 2AM feeding... because somehow they trained me to feed them at 2AM. The vets suggested treat puzzles, but the local giant-box pet stores had nothing.

2/1/17

This is really really cool, but the idea that he only spent 37 days in the loop is the part I’d rather ignore. I like to believe he spent years, maybe centuries stuck in Punxsutawney, and we only saw 37 days of that play out.

1/19/17

But the two often go hand-in-hand. Usually the <BWOOOOM> is followed by half a second of stunned silence then the plinky piano.

1/17/17

I wish this had another column for “Android Wear”, because weirdly, its “OK Google” capabilities are different from the full-fledged phone.

1/11/17

They don’t fall out of my ears, even when I used the elliptical yesterday. However, I have always had good luck with earbuds staying in.

They don’t fall out of my ears, even when I used the elliptical yesterday. However, I have always had good luck with…

1/11/17

They compare in sound quality to budget wired earbuds, in say the $30 range.

1/10/17

I just bought these for $75: https://www.amazon.com/QCY-Q29-Bluetooth-Headphones-Smartphone/dp/B01MSMUSWE/

12/8/16

And yet, a ton of kids books and toys that do animal sounds include a giraffe, because they’re cute. And all of them talk about “munching leaves”. So all other animals get their nose, giraffes get chewing sounds.

11/16/16

Last year, they announced that The Moon is a Harsh Mistress would be adapted into a movie:

11/15/16

I don’t think anyone specifically said “timed exclusive”, but this whole deal reeks of it. It’s better than entirely exclusive, which was what I was expecting when they announce it at an iPhone event.

11/2/16

Frustratingly, I just bought another year’s subscription only last week. Oh well, it’s a good product. Enjoy the donation LastPass.

11/1/16

It’s surprising that LastPass would only allow the key to work for new users. Previous deals just means you enter a coupon code into your account and it’ll add that time to your existing subscription.

It’s surprising that LastPass would only allow the key to work for new users. Previous deals just means you enter a…

10/19/16

Personally, I was surprised by how much I wanted to talk to Assistant. I know how to enter a Google query into the search bar or Google Now to get back exactly the card I want. But when I downloaded Allo, and I was presented with Assistant and a chat window, I started chatting with it, asking my questions less…

9/28/16

Wasn’t this always a thing through the program “Amazon Mom”? Or is that gone and now replaced by this promo?

9/28/16

The thing about the remake of Aladdin is that no one could possibly replace Robin Williams’s Genie. So do they just take all that voice-over and reuse it?

9/26/16

I was first introduced to the N64 at a Best Buy. It was one of the first times I had ever been in a Best Buy, so the trip alone was special. But they had a HUGE display dedicated to the N64, playing Super Mario 64, with a screen that could be seen from anywhere in the store.

9/21/16

Not yet. You don’t even get the ability to reply via the watch, which other apps like Facebook Messenger and Hangouts have. Weirdly, you don’t get the in-line notification reply that Google touted so highly for Marshmallow. Because who needs basic Messaging features.

9/12/16

It doesn’t even need to be slow or introspective. Think of the “TIE Fighter Attack” from Star Wars: A New Hope, just after they escape the Death Star. It’s an iconic bit of music that happens during an intense dogfighting action scene. There’s talking about banter throughout and you still heard amazing music. And it’s…